LIFE OF A FRUIT FLY timeline.

Sep 11, 2017

EGG

400 eggs (embryos) are laid at a time in rotting fruit PHOTO: Schmidt, John. (2004) ''Drosophila melanogaster'' egg. (Photograph). Retrieved from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drosophila_melanogaster#/media/File:Drosophila_egg.png
Sep 11, 2017

LARVA - 1st

Egg is hatched after 12-15 hours
Sep 12, 2017

LARVA - 2nd

Larva is growing and molting
Sep 13, 2017

LARVA - 3rd

Larva keeps going and enters the third stage of instar larva
Sep 17, 2017

METAMORPHOSIS

Then the larvae encapsulate in the puparium and undergoes a four-day-long metamorphosis. PHOTO: Beers, E. (2010, July) Spotted wing drosophila pupa (photograph). Retrieved from: http://jenny.tfrec.wsu.edu/opm/displayspecies.php?pn=165
Oct 27, 2017

DEATH

The average natural life span of fruit fly adults in optimal temperatures is 40 to 50 days PHOTO: Fruit Fly. (photograph). Retrieved from: https://www.nc3rs.org.uk/advanced-model-neurodegeneration-studies-fruit-fly-drosophila-melanogaster

EGG